The Dangers of Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic over the past two decades. It is estimated that 25% of children today are obese. The childhood weight problems associated with physical and psychological dangers dangers. Below are brief description about the dangers of childhood obesity.
The physical dangers include:
- Type II diabetes
- Heart disease
- Joint problems — overweight people are more likely to get defects in load-bearing limbs
- Raised blood pressure and cholesterol
- Sleep disruption
- Breathing problems
Some serious psychological dangers with childhood obesity:
- Depression
- Low self-esteem
- Lack of self-confidence, which sometimes shows as apparent over- confidence — it’s all too easy for an overweight child to become the self-selected class jester, hiding their hurt behind a mask of buffoonery.
The key to childhood obesity prevention is to make simple changes a little at a time until they become habit for you and your children. Remember, the changes you are making may save your child from a lifetime of illness.
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